Reasoning Questions for SBI Clerk 2018 : 21 March

Directions (Q. 1-5): In each question below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts.

Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or II follows.

4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

1. Statements: Some cats are kittens.

All dogs are kittens.

No kittens are black.

Conclusions:

I. All kittens being cats is a possibility.

II. Some dogs can never be black.

2. Statements: 60% of the government teachers went on strike.

Miss Rani is a government teacher.

Conclusions:I. That Miss Rani went on strike is a possibility.

II. Miss Rani did not participate in the strike.

3. Statements: All scholars are eccentric.

No woman is eccentric.

All eccentrics are studies.

Conclusions:I. No woman is a scholar.

II. All studies being scholar is a possibility.

4. Statements: Some eggs are hard-boiled.

No eggs are uncrackable.

Conclusions:I. Some hard-boiled are uncrackable.

II. No hard-boiled are uncrackable.

5. Statements: Some perfumes reek badly.

All perfumes are expensive.

All expensive things are unique.

Conclusions:

I. There is a possibility that all unique things are perfumes.

II. Unique things can never reek badly.

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. All the numbers are two-digit numbers.

Input: 43 may june july 85 65 august april 24 68 28 march february 12

Step I: may 43 june july 65 august april 24 68 28 march february 12 85

Step II: march may 43 june july august april 24 68 28 february 12 85 65

Step III: june march may july august april 24 68 28 february 12 85 65 43

Step IV: july june march may august april 24 68 28 february 85 65 43 12

Step V: february july june march may august april 68 28 85 65 43 12 24

Step VI: august february july june march may april 68 85 65 43 12 24 28

Step VII: april august february july june march may 85 65 43 12 24 28 68

Step VII is the last step. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below.

10. How many elements (words or numbers) are there between ‘tuesday’ and ‘98’ as they appear in the third step of the output?

1) One 2) Two 3) Four

4) Five 5) Six

Answers:

5

1

5

3

1

(6-10);

The word–number arrangement machine rearranges one word and one number at a time in each step. It rearranges words in reverse alphabetical order from left, and numbers from right. The odd numbers are arranged in descending order and then the even numbers in ascending order.